Some of you might remember the "challenge" Ross had put in front of him last year that although his bodyweight/relative strength feats are impressive....he lacked any "Real" Strength...585 Trap bar dead at 180.

As mentioned here recently, I believe that training should be fun. If you enjoy what you are doing, you’ll bring more passion to the gym. If I truly dislike an exercise or routine, I won’t do it. Why bother? My competitive days are over. There is no reason for me to do something that I …

“As for the trap bar, one unique feature (at least the model I have) is that there are two handle options. Below is a video of me pulling 585 pounds. I flipped the handle over on the bar which shortened the range of motion by a few inches. This really made a difference for me. Last week, I had failed on 585 with the handles turned the other way.”

“As for the trap bar, one unique feature (at least the model I have) is that there are two handle options. Below is a video of me pulling 585 pounds. I flipped the handle over on the bar which shortened the range of motion by a few inches. This really made a difference for me. Last week, I had failed on 585 with the handles turned the other way.”

Not many guys that are trying to sell stuff are that honest with you.[/quote]

yeah, i love his stuff. simple, and he’s also an excellant example of a great all-around athlete.

side note: when i was depolyed in Iraq, my buddies and i found a web site called “books for soldiers” or something like that. anyone, my freind put Ross’s Never Gymless on his wish-list, and Ross personally sent him the book with a letter thannking him for his service. pretty solid dude, in my opinion…

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
yeah, i love his stuff. simple, and he’s also an excellant example of a great all-around athlete.

side note: when i was depolyed in Iraq, my buddies and i found a web site called “books for soldiers” or something like that. anyone, my freind put Ross’s Never Gymless on his wish-list, and Ross personally sent him the book with a letter thannking him for his service. pretty solid dude, in my opinion…[/quote]

That’s awesome. Again, rarely do you get stand up guys in that business… or any business… and I couldn’t see Matt Furey or Pavel doing that.